European Christmas Market</h1>n
The Louisville Boar’s Head and Yule Log Festival is a Kentucky Christmas tradition. 40 YEARS OF THE BOAR’S HEAD AND YULE LOG FESTIVAL: A CELEBRATION PREMIERING DECEMBER 29, 30 AND 31, 2020 For 40 years, the Louisville Boar’s Head and Yule Log Festival has been presented live in the beautiful St. Paul UMC sanctuary with people packed in. Parish Office: 586-228-1210 Religious Ed: 586-228-6651 Food Pantry: 586-228-1094 41300 Romeo Plank Road, Clinton Township, Michigan 48038. They remind us to give glory to God who has revealed this surprise kept secret for long ages, as St. Paul writes to the Romans. Advent and Christmas remind us God can still surprise us, surprise.
Christmas is a season of giving, so it is natural that it is also a season of saints. At All Saints Shrine in Livonia, Michigan, home to around 200 relics, many are from saints who gave their. Paul on the Lake is a vibrant Catholic parish. Our mission statement is: 'We walk in the light of Christ and set hearts on fire.'
A holiday tradition in the heart of Saint Paul, MN
A holiday tradition in the heart of Saint Paul, MN
Shop 2020 ECM Goods
Shop for 2020 ECM Store goods like mugs, mulling spices, greeting cards, Legacy chocolates’ hot cocoa mix, and Teetotaler Punch the charming Nordikk Butikk located at Milton Square, 2230 Carter Ave., Saint Paul, MN 55108.
Christmas Board Game College St. Paul Va
Open through December 30, 2020* from 12:00 pm – 6:00 pm.
*closed Dec 24, 25, & 31st
The European Christmas Market in St. Paul, MN is a free event based on the traditional, charming, and festive open-air Christkindlmarkts that spring up in Germany, Austria, and other European countries during the Advent season.
Shop for unique, handmade holiday gifts and decorations from local vendors, drink Glühwein (spiced mulled wine), and taste European inspired delicacies during the first three weekends in December.
Learn more about how you can participate in the 2021 European Christmas Market
The Louisville Boar’s Head and Yule Log Festival is a Kentucky Christmas tradition.
40 YEARS OF THE BOAR’S HEAD AND YULE LOG FESTIVAL: A CELEBRATION | PREMIERING DECEMBER 29, 30 AND 31, 2020
For 40 years, the Louisville Boar’s Head and Yule Log Festival has been presented live in the beautiful St. Paul UMC sanctuary with people packed in pews enjoying the beauty and pageantry of the season.
It is going to look and feel a little different this year. However, this 41st Year has provided an opportunity for us to celebrate this wonderful tradition by looking back and appreciating the hundreds of people who have made the Festival what it is today.
Creative minds are at work producing a video with scenes from past festivals, along with new live footage of favorite vignettes from the show. The soundtrack will be the CD recorded by our own choir a few years back. Videos of the show have been collected from David Scheldorf, the Tate family and others, and date back to 1981. Through our friend Harrison Zoercher, we found a great videographer to help us. He is Kelly Tassin, a member of St. Matthews Methodist church.
St Paul Christmas Lights Tour
The premiere of this celebration presentation will be via YouTube on Dec. 29 and 30 at 8 p.m., and on Dec. 31 at 6:30 p.m. Gather around your laptops and/or television sets to enjoy this special event. There will be Live Chat feature so we can share comments and experience 40 Years of Boar’s Head together. Invite friends and family from wherever they are to tune in to the Big Show!
Click below to go to the YouTube Premiere page for each broadcast. You will see a Set Reminder option for each video, so that YouTube will remind you of the broadcast. Live Chat will be available during each airing.
While this year’s festival will be a virtual experience, there are still costs involved in making the festival available. Please consider a generous donation today. You may give by check, clearly designating it for Boar’s Head, or you may give online and choosing Boar’s Head as your fund.
Donation levels:
- Sprites (up to $99)
- Shepherds ($100-$249)
- Saints ($250-$499)
- Angels ($500 – $749)
- Kings ($750 – $999)
- Stars of Wonder ($1000 and up)
The Performance
A tiny gold sprite bears a lighted candle into the darkened church, symbolizing the coming of the light into the darkened world. Representing the church, a minister receives the light. From this flame rises the lights of the altar and then, the lights of the church itself. A brass fanfare announces the entrance of the Boar’s Head Celebrants. Those from many walks of life, from the greatest to the humblest process to the altar. All bring gifts, suggesting the fullness of Gods gifts to us, to lay at the feet of Christ.
Next come the waits: medieval carolers sharing gifts of gladness. King Wenceslas and his page enter and share their journey of caring for fellow humans. Woodsmen and yule log sprites search for a suitable log to take home to the fireplace. The yule log is lit from last year’s embers. It represents the warmth of the family fireside and the continuance of human life and concern. Additionally, the Yule Log symbolizes the rekindling of love. Finally the shepherds come, their simple adoration joined by the greatest of Wise Men, also humbled by this newborn Child.
When all have assembled, the haunting hymn In the Bleak Midwinter is sung by both cast and congregation. All kneel and adore the Lord of lords to the music of the Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence. The church is darkened and the Epiphany Star shines. The Festival ends with a majestic brass fanfare and a rendition of O Come, All Ye Faithful, sung by cast and congregation.
The History
The history of the Boar’s Head and Yule Log Festival reaches back into the days of the Roman Empire. The boar was the first dish served at great Roman feasts. In Norman England, the boar was the sovereign of the great forests, a menace to man and a symbol of evil. The serving of the boar’s head represents the triumph of Christ over evil.
The Festival has its roots in centuries of tradition, having been first presented at least as early as 1340 at Queen’s college, Oxford, England. In time it became part of Christmas celebrations in the great Manor Houses of England. The festival came to America in 1888 to Hoosac School, Hoosac, New York. The Louisville Boar’s Head and Yule Log Festival is a descendant of that early festival.
The Candlelight Dinner
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, we will not have the candlelight dinner this year.
A candlelight dinner is served in the Social Hall of the church prior to the festival. It is served in elegant style, with a carefully prepared menu, including hot wassail.